Intro: [Dm7][G7][C][Cmaj7][C6]
Verse 1: [C] See the tree, how big it's grown,
but [Cmaj7] friend it hasn't [C7] been too long,
it [Dm7] wasn't [G7] big [Dm7] [G7] .
I [Dm7] laughed at her and [G7] she got mad,
the [Dm7] first day that she [G7] planted it,
was [C] just a [Cmaj7] twig [C6] .
Verse 2: [C] Then the first snow came,
and she ran [Cmaj7] out to brush the [C7] snow away,
so it [Dm7] wouldn't [G7] die [Dm7] [G7] .
Came [Dm7] runnin' in [G7] all excited,
[Dm7] slipped and almost [G7] hurt herself,
and I [C] laughed till I [Cmaj7] cried [C6] .
Verse 3: [C] She was always young at heart,
[Cmaj7] kinda dumb and [C7] kinda smart,
and I [Dm7] loved her [G7] so [Dm7] [G7] .
And [Dm7] I surprised her [G7] with a puppy,
[Dm7] kept me up all [G7] Christmas Eve,
two [C] years [Cmaj7] ago [C6] .
Verse 4:
And [C] it would sure embarrass her,
when [Cmaj7] I came in from [C7] workin' late,
'cause I [Dm7] would [G7] know [Dm7] [G7] .
That [Dm7] she'd been sittin' [G7] there and cryin',
[Dm7] Over some [G7] sad and silly,
[C] late, late [Cmaj7] show.
Chorus:
And [C6] honey, I [Dm7] miss [G7] you [Dm7] ,
and [G7] I'm bein' [C] good [Cmaj7] .
And I'd [C6] love to be [Dm7] with [G7] you [Dm7] ,
if [G7] only I [C] could [Cmaj7] [C6] .
Verse 5:
She [C] wrecked the car and she was sad,
and [Cmaj7] so afraid that [C7] I'd be mad,
but [Dm7] what the [G7] heck [Dm7] [G7] .
Though [Dm7] I pretended [G7] hard to be,
guess [Dm7] you could say she [G7] saw through me,
and [C] hugged my [Cmaj7] neck [C6] .
Verse 6
[C] I came home unexpectedly,
and [Cmaj7] caught her cryin' [C7] needlessly,
in the [Dm7] middle of the [G7] day [Dm7] [G7] .
And [Dm7] it was in the [G7] early spring,
when [Dm7] flowers bloom and [G7] robins sing,
she [C] went [Cmaj7] away.
Chorus:
And [C6] honey, I [Dm7] miss [G7] you [Dm7],
and [G7] I'm bein' [C] good [Cmaj7] .
And I'd [C6] love to be [Dm7] with [G7] you [Dm7],
if [G7] only I [C] could [Cmaj7] [Em7] [A7] .
Verse 7:
One [D] day while I was not at home,
while [Dmaj7] she was there and [D7] all alone,
the [Em7] angels [A7] came [Em7] [A7] .
Now [Em7] all I have is [A7] memories,
of [Em7] Honey and I [A7] wake up nights,
and [D] call her [Dmaj7] name [D6] .
Verse 8:
[D] Now my life's an empty stage,
where [Dmaj7] Honey lived and [D7] Honey played,
and [Em7] love grew [A7] up [Em7] [A7] .
And a [Em7] small cloud passes [A7] overhead,
and [Em7] cries down on the [A7] flower bed,
that [D] Honey [Dmaj7] loved [D6]
Verse 9:
And [D] see the tree how big it's grown,
but [Dmaj7] friend it hasn't [D7] been too long,
it [Em7] wasn't [A7] big [Em7] [A7]
Fade out:
And I [Em7] laughed at her and [A7] she got mad,
the [Em7] first day that she [A7] planted it,
was [D] just a [Dmaj7] twig [D6]